Flashing ESPHome or Tasmota to a Smart Device

This video will show how to flash both ESPHome and Tasmota to a Sonoff S31 and serves as an example of how to flash custom firmware to a retail device. The result will be use of this device to provide safe charging to a tablet used as a Home Assistant kiosk. See the full video description for parts shown and links to more information. A written version of this project, including parts, wiring diagrams and code samples, can be viewed here: https://resinchemtech.blogspot.com/20... Chapter Links: ============== 00:00 Intro 01:37 Purpose, Intent and Considerations 02:23 Why flash custom firmware? 03:00 Alternatives to Flashing 03:53 The Sonoff S31 04:55 Disassembly 05:55 GPIO Pins and Connecting to USB Flasher 09:27 Selecting the Firmware 10:17 Flashing ESPHome 16:14 Reassembly and Home Assistant Onboarding 17:12 Home Assistant Entities 17:53 Flashing Tasmota 20:42 Tasmota Basic Configuration 23:14 Home Assistant Automations 25:03 Wrap up and More Info Parts Used or Shown =================== Sonoff S31 (w/Energy Monitoring): https://amzn.to/454FiUx Sonoff S31 Lite: https://amzn.to/457Kibd Sonoff S31 Lite Zigbee Plug: https://amzn.to/44LEzYP Innr Zigbee Plug: https://amzn.to/451SvNW CP2102 USB-to-TTL: https://amzn.to/3OfAHIB FTL232RL USB-to-Serial: https://amzn.to/44IR5IA USB Extension Cable: https://amzn.to/47aO3hW 3D Printed S31 Flashing Jig (Thingiverse): https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:343... Pogo Pins for Jig: https://amzn.to/44VWVpO Dupont Jumpers: https://amzn.to/3rTQDbF Hook Clip Test Leads: https://amzn.to/3YdrCED USB Digital Tester: https://amzn.to/3YdB0b7 Some of these links may be Amazon affiliate links. Use of these links will not affect your pricing, but this channel may earn a small commission if you make a purchase. Additional Information: ====================== ESPHome Official Web Site: https://esphome.io/ ESPHome Device Repository: https://devices.esphome.io/ Tasmota Official Web Site: https://tasmota.github.io/docs/ Tasmota Device Repository: https://templates.blakadder.com/ If you'd like to help support this channel, or just say thanks, you can consider buying me a cup of coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/resinche... #esphome #tasmota #homeassistant